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Mythological Subjects: The Sisters of Phaethon Changed into Poplar Trees; Cygnus, King of Liguria, Changed into a Swan; the Minotaur
Pierre Brebiette (French, about 1598–1642)
about 1620-1640
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.9 x 21 cm (13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 22.6 x 18.3 cm (8 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 22.6 x 18.3 cm (8 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
IFF 269; not in Le Blanc
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897